We are not with Buhari’s original certificates – Army

The Nigerian Army has denied being in possession of the academic credentials of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd).



It would be recalled that a few days ago, Buhari explained in an affidavit submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that his academic certificates are with the Military Board. The issue as regards Buhari’s academic qualifications had never been controversial until the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, recently called him “semi- illiterate.” The Army has, however, come out to say it doesn’t keep the certificates of any serving or retired officer or soldier.

Against the backdrop of Buhari’s affidavit in court, a military source told Vanguard that “the Army can not keep anybody’s original certificate because it is the personal property of the owner,” adding that such original certificates were only needed at the point of entry into the service.

The source added that the Military only kept photocopies of credentials of officers and soldiers in their personal files that were in the military secretary’s office. “The original certificate of any officer or soldier is only needed at the point of entry into the service either as a cadet officer entering the Nigerian Defence Academy, or the recruitment officers when interviewing recruits to be sent to the depot for training.

That is so, because they are needed to verify what were in the photocopies supplied by them or from the necessary examining bodies.” “Let me tell you now, in the Navy, the Navy Secretary, NAVSEC, keep the documents of all Naval officers and ratings and not their original certificates which are their personal property,” the source said.

source: today.ng